The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-11
PERSONAL,

LAST WEEK, at Lexington, Ky, Ezra B. Tay-
lor representing the Nineteenth Ohio district
trict ia Congress, Garfeld's Old district was
united in marriage to Miss Munice l.. BoS-
Judge been kept that not until three days later
was it known to more than half dozen people.
UNITED STATES MARSHAL GORDON of Trenton,
N. j., has appointed his daughter, Alphonsine
NJ. Gordon, young lady just out of her teens,
as his deputy. She is attractive in appearance,
and has appeared in Trenton several times in
her official capacity. The appointment is not
without precedent, as Louisiana has female
Marshal, and other States have female deputies.
CHANCELLOR GARLAND, of Vanderbilt Univer-
sity is a man of wonderful mental vitality His
form is somewhat bent, his locks are white and
his voice is losing the rotund power of two de-
cades ago, but the machinery of his mind runs
smoothly as in the days of his Sturdiest man
hood, and his thought has lost none of its fresh
ness and power He is the Nestor of Southern
educators.
A PRIVATE LETTER received in Hartford. Conn.
from an American lady in Germany says: THE
Emperor is only kept alive scientifically The
Empress (who, by the way, is not popular with
the people, declined to see her physician day
or two ago when he made her his usual visit,
sending him word that he need not come to see
her, but to watch the kilograms concerning her
dear son. and that as it went well or ill with
him. SO would her condition be.
A FEW days ago Gen. Sheridan and his wife
Succumbed to the faSc1natlOnS OF n nick le weigh
ing machine and recorded their respective
weights on the dial before the eyes of a small
crowd gathered at a railroad station in Wash
inston. Mrs. Sheridan, who does not look as
though she weighed more than 100 pounds
tipped the recording finger of the machine un-
til It registered 100. Her husband, who wore a
heavy military overcoat, was found to weigh
1874 pounds.
THERE is verv general impression that Presi-
dent Cleveland is a fat man. Says a CORE
SDOndpnt. SAS n matter of fact ha is fat
although he is stout. His flesh is remarkably
firm and his muscles are remarkably strong,
while his bones are large and well knit. The re-
suit is that he carries himself with more ease
grace and dignity than most men of half his
size and suffers very little of the Inconvenience
over which fat men as large as he is are con-
stantly grooming"
The announcement that William d. Howells
and his wife would spend the winter in Buffalo,
N Y, has occasioned some surprise. The fact
is they have daughter who is a great invalid
and who is obliged to remain for awhile at the
Dausville Sanitarium. Her parents wish To he
short ride between them and Dansville. Mr.
and Mrs. HoweQS have received cordial wei
come in Buffalo, a city whose society is noted
for its hospitality and warmheartedness.
THE FACT that Mrs. Cleveland accepted an
invitation to a private house this week has
caused good deal of comment as it has not
been the custom of the President wife TO do So
Mrs. Grant used to visit her special frien DIS u
tons from others than the ladies' of the Cabinet
Mrs Hayes went out once or twice Mrs Nc.
Elroy did not regard the rule as binding upon
her as she was not the wife of q President and
was only the temporary mistress of the White
House. Until now Mrs. Cleveland adhered
strictly to the rule not to go outside of the
Cabinet circle in social gatherings and it is said
that the exception she made this week by at
tending the musicale given by the Misses
Markoe was only for the pleasure of the young
ladies visiting her.
Count MTTKIEwICz, whether still solid with
the Chinese government or not, and whether
count of no account or a count of the purest
lineage, is certainly whooping things up around
New York when he visits that city. He lives in
expensive style at the st. James Hotel where
he occupies large and costly apartments, and
he throws money around in fashion that ap-
pears to have literally justified the title of
high roller that is bestowed upon him by the
bell boys and porters At night the gentleman
gets out and paints New York with a vigor and
a floral depth of color that are quite interesting
TO the behoder. He insists that there is moth
ing the matter at all with his concessions that
he has all the money he wants, aud that he will
PROFESSIONALLY clear several millions before he
Is throughs The money part of it, at all events
seems to be all right. Mitkiewicz sports always
O Stupendous roll Of bank notes with several
$1,000 bills for wrappers, and he doesn't appear
70 care button how he layishes his wealth.